Ikayo Surname

199,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ikayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7331:26,6472,982
Tanzania3611:146,65313,374
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Ikayo (280) may also be a first name.

Ikayo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ikayo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ikayo is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ikayo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikayo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ikayo is the 199,058th most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,471,913 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikayo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 530,161st most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 280 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,733 people, or 1 in 26,647. In Kenya Ikayo is most numerous in: Narok County, where 91 percent live, Kajiado County, where 9 percent live and Nakuru County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya Ikayo occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Ikayo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ikayo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jikayo916/
Yikayo911/
Ikay89144/
Ikoyo802,027/
Ikiyo80897/
Ikaya80269/
Ikuyo80235/
Ikayi80149/
Ikaye80124/
Uikay8035/
Ikeyo8035/
Ikajo8031/
Ikaio8013/
Ekayo8012/
Ikayu809/
Aikay805/
Gikay805/
Jikay805/
Hikay802/
Yikay802/
Ikauy801/
Ikhay801/
Ikyoa801/
Ikyio801/
Ikkay801/
Oikay801/
Aikaya737,304/
Aikhay73331/
Hikaya73292/
Jikayi73212/
Hicayo73127/
Ekauyo7355/
Iekaya7332/
İçkaya7330/
Izkaya7328/
Ikayah7319/
Eskayo7317/
Ukayuo7314/
Ekkayo7312/
Jikhay7312/
Iskayi7311/
Ishkay7310/
Ikyoyo739/
Gikaye738/
Ikouyo737/
Ikioyo737/
Iokhay736/
Ikyoye736/
Ikoiyo735/
Ikeyou734/
Goikay734/
Ikoyoh733/
Ekayod733/
Yikaya733/
Hickay732/
Ikhaya732/
Ikuoyo732/
Ikkaye732/
Ikaaya731/
Ikoeyo731/
Ikoyot731/
Hikayi731/
Jikaye731/
Jikiyo731/
Yikaye731/
Gikayi731/
Gikhay731/
Ekaiyo731/
Aikoyo731/
Ikhays731/
Gikoyo731/
Ikkoyo731/
Ikhaye731/
Ikyoie731/
Hiskay730/
Ikai677,046/
Hikayah672,007/
Ikoi671,880/
Ikoy671,353/
Ikoe67788/
Ukay67658/
Ikea67564/
Ikau67560/
Ikye67491/
Ikaa67419/
Icay67403/
Ikey67365/
Ekay67157/
Ikou67115/
Ikae6784/
Ikoa6741/
Ikayaja6725/
Ikaj6721/
Eakkayo6717/
Hikayeh6711/
Jkay676/
Iskhaya675/
Ikoj674/
Ykay672/
Jikhaya671/
Jikhaiy671/
Iscayou671/
Eikayah671/
Ekauyoh671/
Jikayaa671/
Ikyoaya671/
Ikuy671/
Ikéa671/
Jikayat671/
Iqay671/
Gikhayi671/
Gaikaye671/
Ekayouh671/
I'Khayi671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ikayo
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